Best Time to Drive from Newark to Richmond

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-880 North and I-580 East and I-80 East, usually 46 at this time.

Only 64% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newark to Richmond by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	41	41	42	47	57	59	60	49	41	38	36
Tue	36	37	41	50	44	40	41	40	42	47	57	67	71	56	44	41	36
Wed	36	37	41	47	43	41	41	41	43	48	59	68	72	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	37	42	48	43	41	41	41	42	47	60	71	74	58	46	41	36
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	40	41	43	46	54	65	73	71	55	46	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	49	48	47	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Newark to Richmond (via I-880 North and I-580 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Richmond along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Newark to Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Richmond?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	41	41	42	47	57	59	60	49	41	38	36
Tue	36	37	41	50	44	40	41	40	42	47	57	67	71	56	44	41	36
Wed	36	37	41	47	43	41	41	41	43	48	59	68	72	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	37	42	48	43	41	41	41	42	47	60	71	74	58	46	41	36
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	40	41	43	46	54	65	73	71	55	46	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	49	48	47	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	41	41	42	47	57	59	60	49	41	38	36
Tue	36	37	41	50	44	40	41	40	42	47	57	67	71	56	44	41	36
Wed	36	37	41	47	43	41	41	41	43	48	59	68	72	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	37	42	48	43	41	41	41	42	47	60	71	74	58	46	41	36
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	40	41	43	46	54	65	73	71	55	46	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	49	48	47	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	41	44	43	41	41	41	42	47	57	59	60	49	41	38	36
Tue	36	37	41	50	44	40	41	40	42	47	57	67	71	56	44	41	36
Wed	36	37	41	47	43	41	41	41	43	48	59	68	72	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	37	42	48	43	41	41	41	42	47	60	71	74	58	46	41	36
Fri	36	37	39	42	41	40	41	43	46	54	65	73	71	55	46	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	46	47	49	48	47	43	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	37